Greenwich Village Hosts Conversation About Race And Business

GREENWICH VILLAGE, NY — The Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce is hosting a discussion Thursday about race in the field of business.

Specifically, the event is designed to provide Black, Indigenous, people of color, and other concerned professionals with a space to talk, and share their experiences about business-related race subjects.

"Racism and anti-blackness have been bound up since the dawn of America. Untangling this vexing and disempowering dynamic is vital to revitalizing businesses in a time of profound uncertainty and financial contraction," the Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce wrote as a description for the event.

The discussion will be moderated by Rich Blint, the assistant professor of literature and director of the Program in Race and Ethnicity at The New School. Blint's upcoming books include "A Radical Interiority: James Baldwin and the Personified Self in Modern America" and "A Queer Spirit: Incidents in the Life of the Americas."

The Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1949. It looks to "provide dynamic business and civic leadership in New York City and position the Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce as the leading voice for business in the communities we serve," according to its About Page.

You can stay up to date with the Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce on its Twitter account at GVCChamber.